Tom Kha Kai (Thai Chicken Coconut Soup) Recipe
A creamy Thai chicken soup.
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Thai
Servings
4
servings
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
500
gram
boned, skinned chicken breast or thighs
cut in 1″ pieces
1
cup
sliced mushrooms
400
ml
coconut milk
400
ml
chicken broth
1
inch
” ginger piece
1
fresh lemongrass stalk
cut in 1″ pieces
1
tbsp
fresh lime juice
1
tbsp
Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)
1
tsp
sugar
1
tsp
Thai chili paste
1/4
cup
Fresh Basil Leaves
1/4
cup
fresh cilantro
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, broth, ginger, and lemongrass and bring to boil over high heat.
Add chicken, mushrooms, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chili paste. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is firm and opaque, 5 to 10 minutes.
Discard lemongrass. Garnish with basil and cilantro and serve hot.